# Error while starting webrick server

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-starting-webrick-server/151706>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [October 24, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-starting-webrick-server/151706 "2008-10-24T17:39:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sachinjoshi)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-starting-webrick-server/151706/1 "2008-10-24T17:39:36Z")

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I am getting the following error while booting webrick,  
I am a newbie not getting what needs to be done.

Can any Expert help on this?

Sachin

F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:328:in  
`send': undefined method`session=’ for ActionController::Base:Class  
(NoMethodError)  
from  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:328:in  
`initialize_framework_settings' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:327:in`each’  
from  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:327:in  
`initialize_framework_settings' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:324:in`each’  
from  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:324:in  
`initialize_framework_settings' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:96:in`process’  
from  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:43:in  
`send' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:43:in`run’  
… 12 levels…  
from  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/commands/server.rb:39  
from  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem_original_require' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’  
from script/server:3

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**Author:** ![sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sachinjoshi)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-starting-webrick-server/151706/2 "2008-10-24T20:08:58Z")

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What command are you using to start Webrick? I assume that you’re  
running  
script/server from within the top-level directory of your Rails app, but  
I  
thought I’d ask to be sure.

Regards,  
Craig

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**Author:** ![sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sachinjoshi)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-starting-webrick-server/151706/3 "2008-10-24T20:33:59Z")

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Craig D. wrote:

> What command are you using to start Webrick? I assume that you’re  
> running  
> script/server from within the top-level directory of your Rails app, but  
> I  
> thought I’d ask to be sure.
> 
> Regards,  
> Craig

Yes I am using the following command  
ruby script/server  
is it some sort of setup issue, because i developed a project in an  
environment  
then in the mean the development environment got upgraded, when i tried  
running the older project it shown some errors. now i have again  
downgraded the environment.

Help Appreciated.  
Thanks in advance  
Sachin

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**Author:** ![sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sachinjoshi)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-starting-webrick-server/151706/4 "2008-10-25T01:48:12Z")

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How you use store sessions (in AR or in cookie)? If you’re using  
database check that tables was created for this environment.

I think that your problem come from it.

Sachin J. escribiÃ³:

> ```
> from
> 
> ```
> 
> `each’  
> F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:43:in  
> from script/server:3

–  
Rafael Garcia Ortega

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**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-starting-webrick-server/151706/5 "2008-10-24T20:44:10Z")

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If your projects depend on the gems installed, I can see how changes in  
the  
environment would cause problems. For the project in question, what is  
RAILS\_GEM\_VERSION set to in your config/environment.rb file? What rails  
gem  
versions are installed on your machine?

Regards,  
Craig

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**Author:** ![sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@sachinjoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sachinjoshi)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-starting-webrick-server/151706/6 "2008-10-25T09:27:54Z")

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Rafael GarcÃ­a wrote:

> How you use store sessions (in AR or in cookie)? If you’re using  
> database check that tables was created for this environment.
> 
> I think that your problem come from it.
> 
> Sachin J. escribiÃ³:
> 
> > ```
> > from
> > 
> > ```
> > 
> > `each’  
> > F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/initializer.rb:43:in  
> > from script/server:3
> 
> –  
> Rafael Garcia Ortega

Hello everybody thanks for guidelines you provided, I re-created a fresh  
rails project and copied the app folder in to it…

and now it seems to be resolved, it is giving few errors when the gems  
related function are called. and after installing gem it is running ok.

Cheers  
Sachin
